SIMBAD references

Further to IAUC 8069, J. Graham and W. Li report the LOTOSS discovery of apparent supernova (mag about 17.3) on an unfiltered KAIT image taken on Feb. 10.4 UT. The new object is confirmed at about the same brightness in an earlier image taken on Jan. 30.4. SN 2003ao is located at R.A. = 9h45m48s.46, Decl. = -14o22'14".0 (equinox 2000.0), which is 2".3 east and 8".4 south of the nucleus of NGC 2993. A KAIT image taken on 2002 Dec. 2.4 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag about 19.0).